mzip(1) mtools-3.9.1 (10Jun98) mzip(1)
Name
mzip - change protection mode and eject disk on Zip/Jaz
drive
Note
This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's
texinfo documentation. However, this process is only
approximative, and some items, such as crossreferences,
footnotes and indices are lost in this translation process.
Indeed, this items have no appropriate representation in the
manpage format. Moreover, only the items specific to each
command have been translated, and the general information
about mtools has been dropped in the manpage version. Thus
I strongly advise you to use the original texinfo doc.
* To generate a printable copy from the texinfo doc, run
the following commands:
./configure; make dvi; dvips mtools.dvi
* To generate a html copy, run:
./configure; make html
A premade html can be found at:
`http://www.tux.org/pub/knaff/mtools'
* To generate an info copy (browsable using emacs' info
mode), run:
./configure; make info
The texinfo doc looks most pretty when printed or as html.
Indeed, in the info version certain examples are difficult
to read due to the quoting conventions used in info.
Description
The mzip command is used to issue ZIP disk specific commands
on Solaris or HPUX. Its syntax is:
mzip [-epqrwx]
Mzip allows the following command line options:
e Ejects the disk.
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f Force eject even if the disk is mounted (must be given
in addition to -e).
r Write protect the disk.
w Remove write protection.
p Password write protect.
x Password protect
u Temporarily unprotect the disk until it is ejected.
The disk becomes writable, and reverts back to its old
state when ejected.
q Queries the status
To remove the password, set it to one of the passwordless
modes -r or -w: mzip will then ask you for the password, and
unlock the disk. If you have forgotten the password, you
can get rid of it by low-level formatting the disk (using
your SCSI adaptor's BIOS setup).
The ZipTools disk shipped with the drive is also password
protected. On Dos or on a Mac, this password is
automatically removed once the ZipTools have been installed.
From various articles posted to Usenet, I learned that the
password for the tools disk is APlaceForYourStuff. Mzip
knows about this password, and tries it first, before
prompting you for a password. Thus mzip-w z: unlocks the
tools disk. The tools disk is formatted in a special way so
as to be usable both in a PC and in a Mac. On a PC, the Mac
filesystem appears as a hidden file named `partishn.mac'.
You may erase it to reclaim the 50 Megs of space taken up by
the Mac filesystem.
See Also
Mtools' texinfo doc
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